Originally Posted by
Tony N.
Beanz, you might want to watch the potassium lost if you ride in hot temps for 50 miles and only drink water. You can lose potassium at an alarmiing rate thru sweat and it takes a while to build it up again. Been there done that.
On hot days (90-105) I will mix the gatorade as mentioned. Also on hot days with 5000 ft climbing, yes, I use the gatorade.
But I think one mistake many riders make is trying to hydrate "on the bike". If I am doing a long or hot ride, I begin my hydrating the night before.
I continue the next day on the bike.
I've met quite a few riders tha make the mistake. I'll suggest they drink the night before a tough ride but they say, "I'm not worried, I have this fantastic sports drink". Some of which even clean the bottle while it supplies the rider with electolytes.
